Employer firm births in Berkshire County

Employer firm births in Berkshire County was 183 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.6% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 14 counties in 2023.

2023, count183

Change on 2022-11.6%

Rank10th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked

Series high3741989

Series low1232011

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Employer firm births in Berkshire County, 1978 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.

All 46 values

Period	count
2023	183
2022	207
2021	152
2020	154
2019	157
2018	125
2017	152
2016	163
2015	134
2014	149
2013	130
2012	159
2011	123
2010	135
2009	147
2008	179
2007	211
2006	250
2005	239
2004	275
2003	216
2002	237
2001	237
2000	254
1999	291
1998	208
1997	212
1996	228
1995	236
1994	187
1993	197
1992	216
1991	227
1990	283
1989	374
1988	319
1987	357
1986	342
1985	306
1984	287
1983	222
1982	216
1981	208
1980	218
1979	232
1978	282

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place	2023
Berkshire County	183
Massachusetts	9,985
United States	508,777

Berkshire County compared with nearby places

Under 140
140 to 410
410 to 760
760 to 1,100
1,100 and over

Employer firm births, 2023, count. Berkshire County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in Massachusetts by employer firm births 14 places

Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Berkshire County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Berkshire County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/berkshire-county-massachusetts. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Berkshire County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/berkshire-county-massachusetts.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Berkshire County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/berkshire-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Berkshire County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/berkshire-county-massachusetts. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firm births in Berkshire County?

Employer firm births in Berkshire County was 183 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.6% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 14 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Berkshire County?

374 in 1989, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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